Sarah Knowles, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, GERO-BC, WCC, has worked at University Hospitals since 2006 and is currently a Principal Project Manager in the Quality Institute. In her grant funded role she has overseen the development and implementation of two system wide quality improvement initiatives – Learning from Defects (LFDs) and Peer to Peer Learning (P2P). Through the creation of these two programs, she has demonstrated her ability to lead groups of various sizes through change as they strive towards both process and practice improvement. Dr. Knowles has a long tenure of working with nurses at all levels in professional development activities. She is a respected clinical nurse specialist specializing in the adult and geriatric populations. Her research has focused on staff nurse acceptance and use of continuous vital signs monitoring (CVSM). She holds certifications as an adult/gero clinical nurse specialist in wellness through acute care, gerontological nursing, and wound care.

Dr. Knowles received her BSN from the University of Toledo, her MSN with a focus in Nursing Education from Cleveland State University, her post master’s certificate as a clinical nurse specialist from Kent State University, and her DNP from Ursuline College.